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Top-Earning Authors

Every year, Forbes announces the top-earning authors in the world. Nearly half of the authors on 2017's list are women. Some of the perennial favourites have fallen off the list, including George R.R. Martin, John Green, and Veronica Roth. Hayley C. Cuccinello writes: 'For the first time…

Every year, Forbes announces the top-earning authors in the world. James Patterson, who heads this year's list, topped the list in 2015, 2014 and 2012, and EL James topped the list in 2013. These 14 writers earned $269 million over the last 12 months from their novels, with television and movie…

Every year, Forbes announces the top-earning authors in the world. James Patterson, who heads this year's list, topped the list in 2014 and 2012, and EL James topped the list in 2013 These 16 authors earned a combined $355 million between June 2014 and June 2015 before taxes or any fees.…

Forbes has announced the top-earning authors of 2014. John Green (The Fault in our Stars), Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) and Veronica Roth (Divergent) make their first appearances on the list. It is worth noting that authors of the fantasy and science fiction genre, with a…

Forbes released their annual list of the world’s highest earning authors on 10 August 2012. Men still top the list of the world’s highest-earning authors, but this year it’s the women on the list who’ve been making the boldest moves. Here are the Top 15.…